diff --git a/DAS/simulator.py b/DAS/simulator.py
index 0bdbfd6..a6788b8 100644
--- a/DAS/simulator.py
+++ b/DAS/simulator.py
@@ -25,6 +25,18 @@ class Simulator:
         self.proposerID = 0
         self.glob = []
 
+        # In GossipSub the initiator might push messages without participating in the mesh.
+        # proposerPublishOnly regulates this behavior. If set to true, the proposer is not
+        # part of the p2p distribution graph, only pushes segments to it. If false, the proposer
+        # might get back segments from other peers since links are symmetric.
+        self.proposerPublishOnly = True
+
+        # If proposerPublishOnly == True, this regulates how many copies of each segment are
+        # pushed out by the proposer.
+        # 1: the data is sent out exactly once on rows and once on columns (2 copies in total)
+        # self.shape.netDegree: default behavior similar (but not same) to previous code
+        self.proposerPublishTo = self.shape.netDegree
+
     def initValidators(self):
         """It initializes all the validators in the network."""
         self.glob = Observer(self.logger, self.shape)
@@ -150,29 +162,6 @@ class Simulator:
             logger.addHandler(ch)
         self.logger = logger
 
-    def resetShape(self, shape):
-        """It resets the parameters of the simulation."""
-        self.shape = shape
-        self.result = Result(self.shape)
-        for val in self.validators:
-            val.shape.failureRate = shape.failureRate
-            val.shape.chi = shape.chi
-            val.shape.vpn1 = shape.vpn1
-            val.shape.vpn2 = shape.vpn2
-
-        # In GossipSub the initiator might push messages without participating in the mesh.
-        # proposerPublishOnly regulates this behavior. If set to true, the proposer is not
-        # part of the p2p distribution graph, only pushes segments to it. If false, the proposer
-        # might get back segments from other peers since links are symmetric.
-        self.proposerPublishOnly = True
-
-        # If proposerPublishOnly == True, this regulates how many copies of each segment are
-        # pushed out by the proposer.
-        # 1: the data is sent out exactly once on rows and once on columns (2 copies in total)
-        # self.shape.netDegree: default behavior similar (but not same) to previous code
-        self.proposerPublishTo = self.shape.netDegree
-
-
     def run(self):
         """It runs the main simulation until the block is available or it gets stucked."""
         self.glob.checkRowsColumns(self.validators)
diff --git a/study.py b/study.py
index 3b956e8..e7e6ce6 100644
--- a/study.py
+++ b/study.py
@@ -24,14 +24,12 @@ def initLogger(config):
 
 def runOnce(config, shape):
 
-    sim = Simulator(shape, config)
-
     if config.deterministic:
         shape.setSeed(config.randomSeed+"-"+str(shape))
         random.seed(shape.randomSeed)
 
+    sim = Simulator(shape, config)
     sim.initLogger()
-    sim.resetShape(shape)
     sim.initValidators()
     sim.initNetwork()
     result = sim.run()